Neuropathology — Flashcards

Gross pathology of _____ infection appears as 'soap-bubble' lesions in the gray matter of the brain

Mononuclear inflammatory infiltration in the leptomeninges, including microglial nodules called _____, is seen in rabies

In diabetes patients, _____ occurs as a result of osmotic damage to Schwann cells

Sturge-Weber syndrome is a developmental anomaly of _____ derivatives due to somatic mosaicism

Rabies virus **Negri bodies** are most commonly found in the _____ (pyramidal cells) and the cerebellum (Purkinje cells).

One histological feature seen after an ischemic stroke is the presence of a _____, which appears after 2 weeks

_____ is a CNS tumor that usually arises in the cerebral hemispheres and characteristically crosses the corpus callosum ("butterfly glioma")

Schwannomas are biphasic tumors; containing dense, hypercellular areas (Antoni A) containing _____ cells alternating with hypocellular, myxoid areas (Antoni B)

_____ is characterized grossly by gray-appearing plaques in the white matter

Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy is characterized by destruction of _____ and astrocytes; typically in the parietal and occipital areas